Ondo to train 30,000 beauticians

The Ondo State Government said on Tuesday that it had concluded plans to train over 30,000 hairdressers and cosmetologists in the state.

The state Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, who stated this at the 13th annual exhibition and foundation laying ceremony of a hall for memebers of the the Association of Hairdressers and Cosmetologistsin Akure, said training the beauticians would promote national development and give them a better economic placement.

In Akure, commended the artisans for their unity. He said the oneness among them made it easier for his administration to assist them morally and financially.

The governor also assured the association that plans were in the offing to increase the soft loan given to then group, adding that the loan was designed to empower them.

He said the overall essence of the soft loan of N28.8m recently disbursed to members of the association was to sustain employment creation and poverty reduction in both the urban and rural areas of the state.